DirectConnect Data Transfer

Autodesk® DirectConnect software lets you exchange industrial design data efficiently with engineers using CAD products. The result is a fluid digital design workflow that eliminates rework, saves time, and preserves your design intent.

To exchange data with mechanical design and engineering products from Autodesk, such as Autodesk® AutoCAD or Autodesk® Inventor® software, a commercial DirectConnect translator is not needed. The DirectConnect software should however be installed to enable these imports.

You can buy Autodesk DirectConnect products for the following third-party data formats, unless otherwise indicated:

File Format	Windows 32-bit	Windows 64-bit	Mac OS
SolidWorks¹	• No license required
Pro/ENGINEER®	• No license required	• No license required
CATIA® V5	• License required	• License required	Not available
CATIA® V4	• License required	• License required	Not available for export. Available for import
UGS NX (Export is supported for AliasStudio)	• License required	• License required	Not available
Autodesk Inventor (Requires Inventor or Inventor View)	• No license required	Available with Inventor View installed on Windows 64-bit with DirectConnect 2009 R2 32-bit	Not available
STEP	• No license required	• No license required	• No license required
DWG DXF (Export is supported for AliasStudio)	• No license required	• No license required	Not available
IGES	• No license required	• No license required	• No license required
Open Inventor™	• No license required	Not available	Not available
JT on page 44 (Autodesk DirectConnect for JT can be purchased)	• License required	• License required	Not available
DWF (export only)	• No license required	• No license required	Not available
ZPR (Export is supported for AliasStudio)	• No license required	• No license required	Not available

¹For importing SolidWorks® files, you do not need an Autodesk DirectConnect license. However, SolidWorks® 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008 must be purchased, installed, licensed on the same machine, and running before importing the file.

Download DirectConnect

Windows 32-bit

DirectConnect 2010 R1 (exe - 177412Kb)

Windows 64-bit

DirectConnect 2010 R1 (exe - 186986Kb)

Mac OS X

DirectConnect 2010 R1 (dmg - 8824Kb)

Read about enhancements in the 2010 release of Autodesk DirectConnect:

	DirectConnect 2010 R1 What’s New (pdf - 221Kb)
	DirectConnect 2010 Installation Guide (pdf - 355Kb)
	DirectConnect 2010 R1 Help (pdf - 2104Kb)